The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) plans to ask more analytical & reasoning-based questions rather than textbook questions in the examination of class X and XII from the year 2020.
Why there is a need to introduce changes for class 10th and 12th?
CBSE wishes to introduce changes in exam pattern of class X and class XII from 2020 in order to discourage students from rote learning.
Rote Learning To Conceptual Understanding
According to the new pattern, students will be tested on the basis of the analytical skills and reasoning instead of copy pasting the curriculum without conceptual understanding. This will produce better results of students and also the academic quality of schools will reach a new level.
Focus On The Academic Quality
According to the new plan, there is an objective to put more focus on the academic quality of institutions that include teachers, learning outcomes and pedagogy.
Thorough Inspection Before Grant Of Recognition To Schools
State government and other respective agencies would now conduct inspection of school’s infrastructure and facilities and school’s working criteria and prepare a report so that CBSE can take a decision during the process of granting of recognition to schools.
The Proposed New Pattern
Some of the changes that can be introduced in the new exam pattern are:
Question papers will be prepared in such a way to test the analytical thinking and problem solving skills of the students. The papers include short answer type questions with a range of 1 to 5 marks.
Exams Could Be Scheduled At Different Time Of The Year
CBSE is likely to schedule the exams in two parts. Exams of vocational subjects to be held in the month of February and the exams for other subjects will be completed in around 15 days in the month of March, as per reports. Completion of all exams in March itself gives more time for evaluation of papers and to declare the results earlier.
Proposals Still At The Discussion Stage
CBSE has reportedly already submitted its proposal to the ministry for approval. According to the reports, the proposals regarding examination schedule are still at the discussion stage and nothing has been finalised yet. It will take about three to four months to get finalized, the reports further suggest. However, the board has reportedly already been working to implement the changes in exam pattern from 2020.